Paulina (CTA station)

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Paulina

Platforms at Paulina station
Station statistics
Address 3410 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60657
Coordinates 41°56′37″N 87°40′15″W / 41.943722°N 87.670858°W / 41.943722; -87.670858
Line(s)
  Brown Line
Structure type Elevated
Platforms 2 Side platforms
Tracks 2
Bicycle facilities yes
Other information
Opened May 18, 1907[1]
Rebuilt 2008–09
Accessible
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Formerly Paulina/Lincoln (Station Sign)
Traffic
Passengers (2012)809,536 Increase 5.8%
Services
Preceding station   Chicago 'L'   Following station
toward Kimball
 Brown Line
toward Belmont or The Loop

Paulina is an 'L' station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Brown Line. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located at 3410 North Lincoln Avenue (3400 N; 1700 W), in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, close to Roscoe Village. The stations that are adjacent to Paulina are Addison, about three eighths of a mile (0.6 km) to the northwest and Southport, about three eighths of a mile (0.6 km) to the east.

Station layout

P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ← Brown Line toward Kimball (Addison)
Southbound → Brown Line toward The Loop or Belmont (Southport) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G Street level Entrance/Exit, crossunder, station house

History

Paulina Station opened in 1907 as part of the Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood branch. The station closed on September 2, 1973, but reopened on October 17 of the same year. Upon reopening, the station was only open on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM. On November 29, 1987, the station returned to full operational status and was open at all times the Ravenswood Line operated.[2]

Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project

Paulina prior to reconstruction

The Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project aims to allow eight car trains on the Brown Line by the extension of the platforms at all stations. At the same time all Brown Line stations are being upgraded to meet ADA requirements. As part of this project, Paulina Station closed on March 30, 2008 for demolition and replacement with a new station on the western side of Paulina.[3] The new station opened on April 3, 2009.

References

  1. ↑ "New 'L' Line Operated". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 19, 1907. p. 11. 
  2. ↑ Paulina. Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed October 17, 2006).
  3. ↑ Paulina CTA: Countdown to a New Brown website (URL accessed October 17, 2006).

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